Seems it's time for caterpillars to feast and gorge before spinning. I did some searches to find out what this one was and found it under stinging catterpillars. This is a White Lined Sphinx or Striped Morning Sphinx, Hyles lineata, that will become a beautiful moth with a three inch wingspan. Never knew there are so many that sting, besides the on that got me as a child in Maryland, that as a IO moth, aka 10 moth/tobacco worm.
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Steve Farr 19 Sep 2006
Cool pics, Terry! Science/biology class in session!! ^_^Renata Cavanaugh 19 Sep 2006
Perfect capture.....I love the coloringthea walstra 18 Sep 2006
Wow, such a beautiful little creatureJerry 18 Sep 2006
Wonderful capture!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 18 Sep 2006
Great creative capture,Terry!!!:)